10 October SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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IS / ISIS / ISIL
ISIS Gains Raise Doubts About Strategy – TH
US, Partners Continue Airstrikes Against ISIL Terrorists – USCENTCOM
The US Air Campaign Against ISIS Is Much Bigger Than You Think – RCD
Digital Jihad: Inside Islamic State's Savvy PR War – Spiegel
US Steps Up Fight to Block ISIS Volunteers – NYT
Let Contractors Fight the IS, Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Says – WP
Iraq, Syria, and the Islamic State: A Matter of Control – WOTR Opinion
Three Big Bets to Defeat IS – UPI Opinion
Bombing for Show? – WP Opinion
Biden’s Latest Gaffe: Truth or an Ultimate Embarrassment? – NYT Opinion
Syria
US Focus on ISIS Frees Syria to Battle Rebels – NYT
Turkey Says It Won't Enter Ground Battle Against IS Alone – VOA
Turkey's Syria Position Spurs Violent Blowback – AP
Turkey FM: Action in Syria 'Unrealistic' – BBC
US Exasperation Rises as Turkey Balks at Border Battle – WP
Turkey, Kurd Tensions Worry US in Fight for Kobani – AP
Turkey Seeks Buffer Against Syria, Worrying Washington – NYT
Islamic State Renews Border Push Despite US Airstrikes – WP
Air Strikes 'Stall IS Syria Advance' – BBC
New US-led Airstrikes Hit Besieged Syrian Town – AP
Airstrikes Didn't End Threat From Syrian Terror Cell Khorasan Group – AP
Turkey Will Pay for Abandoning the Kurds – Bloomberg Editorial
US Planes are Blowing the Hell Out of ISIS at Kobani, But… – DB Opinion
Iraq
Islamic State Threatens to Take Iraqi Province – WP
Are Iraq's Renowned Peshmerga Fighters Any Match for Islamic State? – LAT
US Airstrike in Mosul Underscore Questions Ahead in Dealing with Iraqi Cities – WP
Suicide Attack Kills 9 in Iraq – AP
Iraq Situation Report – ISW Update
The Iraqi Army Never Was – AC Opinion
The Islamic State’s Anbar Offensive and Abu Umar al-Shishani – WOTR Opinion
Iraq’s Limited Air Power Constrains Ability to Fight Islamic State – WPR Opinion
Afghanistan
US Airstrikes in Afghanistan Hit Two-year High – AT
Air Force’s $486 Million in Planes Reap $32,000 as Scrap – Bloomberg
US Air Force Probed for Scrapping Costly Planes Bought for Afghans – Reuters
New Day for Private Security in Afghanistan – DN
Trial Set for 1 of 3 Asylum-Seeking Afghan Soldiers – VOA
Grim Executions in Afghanistan – NYT Editorial
Terrorism / Counterterrorism / Jihadists
Western Women New Face of Radical Islam – VOA
Fifth Man Held in UK Terrorism Probe – BBC
United Nations
UN Member States Owe World Body About $3.5 Billion for Peacekeeping – AP
On War
The Great Revamp: 11 Trends Shaping Future Conflict – WOTR Opinion
The Fear of Greater Chaos – RCW Opinion
US Department of Defense
Do Drones Have a Future? – WOTR Opinion
United States
White House Knew of Possible Tie to Cartagena Prostitution Scandal – WP
Four Anti-Islamic State Kurds Arrested Entering US From Mexico – Reuters
The Problem with America’s Limited Wars – WP Opinion
A Question of Leadership – WP Opinion
United Kingdom
Immigration: In Britain, Not So Warm a Welcome – NYT
Ebola
UN Chief Calls for 'Twentyfold' Increase in Ebola Response – VOA
WHO: Ebola 'Entrenched' in West Africa – BBC
The Spread of Ebola: Slow But Deadly – WP
The Ominous Math of the Ebola Epidemic – WP
Amid Criticism, Military Picks Up Pace in Ebola Fight in Liberia – S&S
US Speeds Up Aid to West Africa in Ebola Crisis – VOA
US Troops' Ebola Mission May Last a Year – MT
US CDC Chief: Ebola Is Worst Outbreak Since AIDS – VOA
US CDC Head: Ebola Challenge 'Biggest Since Aids' – BBC
European Leaders Scramble to Upgrade Response to Ebola Crisis – NYT
UK Announces Ebola Screening Plans – BBC
Worst Ebola Outbreak on Record Tests Global Response – Reuters Chronology
Africa
US Urges UN Sanctions in South Sudan – AP
Machine Gun, Heavy Weapons Fire Rock Central African Republic Capital – Reuters
Fresh Clashes Break Out in Central African Republic – BBC
UN: 1st Peacekeeper Killed in Central African Republic – AP
Ivory Coast on Quest to Become West Africa's Rice Bowl – Reuters
Nuclear Deal With Russia Brings Political Storm Clouds in South Africa – VOA
Kenya Crowds Hail Kenyatta After ICC – BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Finds More Graves at Site of Suspected Student Massacre – Reuters
Mass Grave Points to Mexican Death March – NYT
Thousands March in Mexico for 43 Missing Students – VOA
Mexico Captures Drug Cartel Kingpin – VOA
Mexico Arrests Alleged Head of Juarez Cartel – AP
Mexico 'Arrests Drug Baron Carrillo' – BBC
Colombia Says Rebel Chief Has Been to Cuba for Peace Talks – Reuters
A Rising Tide of Cubans Flees to Florida – NYT
Cuban Migration Surges Over Land and by Sea – AP
Mexico’s Deadly Narco-Politics – NYT Opinion
Asia / Pacific
China Makes Arrests to Prevent Pro-Democracy Campaigns on Mainland – NYT
Hong Kong Cancels Talks With Protesters – VOA
Hong Kong Calls Off Student Talks – BBC
Hong Kong Government Backs Out of Talks; Students Vow New Protests – WP
Hong Kong Students Call for Fresh Protests – BBC
Anonymous Tip Reveals Secret Payments to Hong Kong Leader – VOA
US Quietly Fights Chinese Plan for a World Bank Rival – NYT
Is South Korea Ready to Take Over Control of Troops on Peninsula? – S&S
North Korea: Kim Jong Un's Absence Fuels Rumors – VOA
In Kim Jong-un’s Absence, Rumors About Him Swirl in North Korea – NYT
UN Resolution: Refer North Korea to Criminal Court – AP
UN Draft Urges ICC Referral for N. Korea, but Pyongyang Fights Back – Reuters
Japan Eyes Sub Exports to Australia – YS
Thai PM Visits Myanmar to Discuss Migrant Workers, Border Security – VOA
Five Crazy Theories that Could Totally Explain North Korea – WP Opinion
Europe
US Navy to Commission Missile Defense Base in Romania – S&S
German Police Seize Record Heroin Haul – VOA
US: Ukraine Border Monitoring Weak – BBC
Ukraine and the Art of Limited War – WOTR Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Deadly Attack in Yemen Adds to Fears Over Sunni Extremists – NYT
Suicide Bombings in Yemen Kill 67 After Premier Quits – VOA
2 Suicide Attacks in Yemen Kill Nearly 70 People – AP
Suicide Bombings in Yemen Kill 67 After Premier Quits – Reuters
Yemen Suicide Bombings Kill Dozens – BBC
Pakistani Sunni Insurgents Step Up Attacks in Iran – NYT
More Power for Iran's Vigilantes – VOA
Palestinian Authority Holds First Unity Cabinet Meeting in Gaza – VOA
Palestinian Prime Minister Holds First Cabinet Meeting in Gaza – NYT
Rights Group: Saudi Officials on Ruthless Campaign – AP
Bahrain to Put Activist on Trial on Defamation Charge – Reuters
South Asia
Kashmir Clashes Continue as India, Pakistan Trade Blame – VOA
Indian Defense Chief Blames Pakistan for Kashmir Conflict – NYT
India and Pakistan Trade Warnings Over Kashmir – BBC
India and Pakistan Trade Blame Over Cross-border Shelling – WP
Pakistan PM Sharif Visits Former Taliban Bastion – BBC
